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Ever feel like those in authority who are supposed to protect you have failed? You may have heard about the tragic fatal stabbing at a KZN school (and may want to pray for those involved). Seems no teachers attempted to intervene in the fight.

Ever wanted God to intervene more in our world and wondered why God seems not to? Here’s what it says in 2 Peter 3v9: ‘Don’t overlook the obvious here, friends God isn’t late with his promise as some measure lateness. He is restraining himself on account of you, holding back the End because he doesn’t want anyone lost. He’s giving everyone space and time to change.’

Keep asking God to intervene – cos God does. And stay alert for ways God might be asking you to do the same!

Does the amount of corruption in our country feel too big for someone like you to do anything about? Here’s a way to really make a difference:

‘The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation. This is the way our Saviour God wants us to live.’ 1 Timothy 2v1-3 (http://bit.ly/19JKL1m)

Let’s do that today: pray for our leaders to have integrity and act with justice. Pray that God will bring to repentance anyone who misuses public money, or abuses their power.

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice. Proverbs 31:8

Sometimes all it takes for things to change is people to start making some noise about it. Here’s a cool quote from Desmond Tutu:

‘If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.’

What if those who are corrupt got an earful from people like you saying: ‘Stop, this is not okay!’

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice. (Proverbs 31v8)

Sometimes all it takes for things to change is people to start making some noise about it. Here’s a cool quote from Desmond Tutu: ‘If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.’

What if those who are corrupt got an earful from people like you saying: ‘Stop, this is not okay!’